diff --git a/esqueleto.cabal b/esqueleto.cabal
index 1bf83c2..d29cb58 100644
--- a/esqueleto.cabal
+++ b/esqueleto.cabal
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ library
       base                 >= 4.8     && < 5.0
     , bytestring
     , text                 >= 0.11    && < 1.3
-    , persistent           >= 2.5 && < 2.7
+    , persistent           >= 2.5 && < 2.8
     , transformers         >= 0.2
     , unordered-containers >= 0.2
     , tagged               >= 0.2